Wichita County SO: California man found with over 650 pounds of THC oil in North Texas

Wichita County Sheriff's deputies reportedly made a drug bust during a traffic stop and seized THC hash oil electronic cartridges with a street value of about $30 million.

The vehicle's driver, identified as 38-year-old Lucien Sacha Niccore, was arrested and charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in penalty group two weighing more than 400 grams.

He remained in the Wichita County Jail Friday afternoon in lieu of $100,000 bail.

A WCSO press release said the 657.4 pounds of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) hash oil cartridges were valued at $15 million. The release went on to say that the street value was double that amount.

K9 Deputy Cane with the Wichita County Sheriff's Office reportedly found over 650 pounds of THC hash oil cartridges during an open air sniff on a vehicle Thursday, Oct. 26, 2018.(Photo: Wichita County Sheriff's Office)

According to a probable cause affidavit:

Around 3:51 p.m. Thursday, a highway interdiction deputy pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation on U.S. Highway 287 and near Farm-to-Market Road 1739.

The driver of the vehicle identified himself as Niccore using a California drivers license.

While speaking with the driver, the deputy noticed a police radar attached to the front windshield of the GMC Yukon, which he later learned was a rental vehicle.

He also saw the floor mats of the Yukon covering boxes in the rear cargo area.

Niccore was asked to step out of the vehicle and meet the deputy at the back of it so he could issue him a written warning. Niccore complied with the request.

The deputy observed several signs of criminal activity as he continued talking with Niccore and requested consent to search the vehicle. Niccore denied the request.

K9 Deputy Cane with the Wichita County Sheriff's Office reportedly found over 650 pounds of THC hash oil cartridges during an open air sniff on a vehicle Thursday, Oct. 26, 2018.(Photo: Wichita County Sheriff's Office)

K9 Cane was deployed to conduct an open air sniff around the Yukon and gave a positive response for the odor of a controlled substance.

During a probable cause search of the vehicle, the deputy located 12 boxes of THC hash oil electronic cartridges in the rear cargo area of the Yukon.

The hash oil rendered a positive test result for the presence of marijuana and weighed 657.4 pounds – about 298,191.62 grams.

Niccore was arrested and taken to the Wichita County Jail on the first-degree felony drug charge.